Vérargues

Vérargues (Provençal: Verargas) is a former commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Entre-Vignes.[2]

Vérargues
An old postcard view of Vérargues
Location of Vérargues
Vérargues
Vérargues
Coordinates: 43°43′02″N 4°06′01″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementMontpellier
CantonLunel
CommuneEntre-Vignes
Area
1
5.51 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
749
  Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
34400
Elevation15–65 m (49–213 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Climate

The climate is hot-summer Mediterranean (Köppen: Csa).[3] On 28 June 2019, during the 2019 European heat wave, a temperature of 46.0 °C (114.8 °F) was recorded in Vérargues, the highest in French meteorological history.[4]

Climate data for Vérargues, elevation: 56 m (184 ft), 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1880–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5)
25.0
(77.0)
29.5
(85.1)
33.0
(91.4)
36.0
(96.8)
46.0
(114.8)
39.0
(102.2)
41.5
(106.7)
37.5
(99.5)
33.5
(92.3)
26.5
(79.7)
21.0
(69.8)
46.0
(114.8)
Average high °C (°F) 11.2
(52.2)
12.6
(54.7)
16.0
(60.8)
18.7
(65.7)
23.0
(73.4)
27.5
(81.5)
30.7
(87.3)
30.3
(86.5)
25.8
(78.4)
20.5
(68.9)
14.9
(58.8)
11.7
(53.1)
20.3
(68.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7)
7.5
(45.5)
10.4
(50.7)
13.0
(55.4)
17.1
(62.8)
20.8
(69.4)
23.8
(74.8)
23.4
(74.1)
19.6
(67.3)
15.5
(59.9)
10.2
(50.4)
7.2
(45.0)
14.6
(58.3)
Average low °C (°F) 1.8
(35.2)
2.3
(36.1)
4.8
(40.6)
7.3
(45.1)
11.1
(52.0)
14.2
(57.6)
16.9
(62.4)
16.6
(61.9)
13.4
(56.1)
10.5
(50.9)
5.5
(41.9)
2.8
(37.0)
9.0
(48.2)
Record low °C (°F) −13.5
(7.7)
−12.0
(10.4)
−8.0
(17.6)
−2.5
(27.5)
2.0
(35.6)
5.0
(41.0)
8.0
(46.4)
6.5
(43.7)
3.0
(37.4)
−1.5
(29.3)
−6.0
(21.2)
−10.0
(14.0)
−13.5
(7.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 60.7
(2.39)
50.9
(2.00)
40.5
(1.59)
65.4
(2.57)
54.2
(2.13)
30.6
(1.20)
23.4
(0.92)
43.6
(1.72)
103.0
(4.06)
114.2
(4.50)
86.3
(3.40)
73.8
(2.91)
743.9
(29.29)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.3 5.2 5.4 6.9 6.5 4.5 2.6 4.1 5.4 7.3 6.7 6.4 67.4
Source: Meteo France[5]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962178    
1968308+73.0%
1975348+13.0%
1982291−16.4%
1990524+80.1%
1999446−14.9%
2008696+56.1%

See also

References



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